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General Benjamin Lee 1774–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Robeson, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 27 Dec 1828

Death Location: Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, United States

Father: Jesse #

Mother: Judith Shelly

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The story of General Benjamin Lee began in 1774 in Robeson, North Carolina, United States. General Benjamin Lee passed away in 1828 in Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of General Benjamin Lee began in 1774 in Robeson, North Carolina, United States.
  • General Benjamin Lee passed away in 1828 in Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, United States.

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General Lee's Ancestors

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General Lee
1774–1828
Birth Place: Robeson, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Jesse Woodward Lee #
1735–1816
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Judith Shelly
1738–1795
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Joshua7 Lee
1706–1782
Bertie Co., North Carolina, USA
John (Philip) Shelley
1702–1749
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Leigh
1671–1738
Mary
–1738
John Shelley
1687–1717
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Shelley
1638–1704
Ann Mason
1653–

General Lee's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1774
Birth of General Benjamin Lee in Robeson, North Carolina, United States
Robeson, North Carolina, United States
1828
27 Dec 1828
Age 54
Death of General Benjamin Lee in Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, United States
Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Robeson, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1828
    Event Place: Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, United States

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